2009: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times(Or: Elie critiques capitalism -- on Fox Business News.)

Although our colleague Elie Mystal is on vacation this week, he took some time today to sit down with Fox Business News, where he discussed how some large law firms enjoyed record profits in 2009 — thanks, in part, to record layoffs.

An added bonus: he offered weight loss advice! No donuts involved.

Check out the clip, after the jump.

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